William Morris Meredith
American poet (1919-2007) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 88
William Morris Meredith Jr. was an American poet and educator. He was Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1978 to 1980, and the recipient of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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2007Died30 May 20071997National Book Award for PoetryAward1990Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsAward1988Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAward1975Guggenheim FellowshipAward1919Born9 January 1919
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United States
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Writers
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Deceased
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Lived 1919 to 2007 · aged 88
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William Jay SmithBoth received Russell Loines Award for Poetry
Gerald SternBoth received National Book Award for Poetry
Claudia EmersonBoth received Pulitzer Prize for PoetryLeonard BaconBoth received Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAlan DuganBoth received National Book Award for PoetryRobert HaydenBoth received Russell Loines Award for Poetry
Gerald SternBoth received National Book Award for PoetryClaudia EmersonBoth received Pulitzer Prize for PoetryLeonard BaconBoth received Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAlan DuganBoth received National Book Award for PoetryRobert HaydenBoth received Russell Loines Award for Poetry